Cribbing a line from one of Guy Clark’s songs, Without Getting Killed or Caught employs no fancy tricks, just three chords and the truth, to tell the trials and tribulations of Clark’s career. But you can’t really tell Clark’s story without … Continue reading WITHOUT GETTING KILLED OR CAUGHT
Born with celluloid coursing through his veins, Brian Trenchard-Smith made his first film at the age of 15. Four years later, he received his first commissioned assignment, which led to a job at a French news channel stationed in London. … Continue reading Brian Tenchard-Smith
Despite the fact that famed Italian cyclist Marco Pantani perpetually looked like a scrawny 40-year-old who went bald over a decade ago, he was one of the strongest riders there ever was. He could go from last to first in … Continue reading PANTANI: THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF A CYCLIST
Directed by Carlos López Estrada—he of Blindspotting fame—and set in Los Angeles over one day, Summertime dips in on the lives of two dozen Angelenos, poets all, as they share their struggle through spoken word and fearless verse. Some cut deep; others express empathetic … Continue reading SUMMERTIME
Just what is Israeli cuisine? When Michael Solomonov sits down at a Tel Aviv restaurant and asks for something small, something special, he gets 17 salads, each one more intriguing than the next, plus hummus and bread. As Solomonov considers … Continue reading IN SEARCH OF ISRAELI CUISINE
[F]ilm is the great adventure — the costly, exacting mistress. Ingmar Bergman’s legacy in the annals of cinematic history is secure. With over 60 films and documentaries to his name, Bergman brought Swedish cinema to the world stage while devising … Continue reading Ingmar Bergman
Call Marlon Riggs whatever you want. He describes himself as an “independent documentary producer,” but if you want to call him a Black gay filmmaker, fine. “If you want to say gay Black, fine. If you want to say Black … Continue reading The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs
As the Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock said, “Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.” And who does the cutting? Editors. Sifting through hours upon hours of footage, editors construct coherency from a multitude of takes and shape … Continue reading Nick Houy on MID90S
The Irishman begins in darkness. A small box of light at the center of the frame opens like an iris, and we see nurses and doctors. It looks like a hospital, but this is no beginning; this is the end: A … Continue reading THE IRISHMAN
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